If discrepancies, errors, and omissions exist, who bears the risk for work done involving errors?

If discrepancies, errors, and omissions exist, who bears the risk for work done involving errors?

• A. Architect
• B. Contractor
• C. Owner
• D. Engineer

Answer: (B)

The question tests how risk is allocated when there are discrepancies, errors, or omissions in the contract documents. The party who bears the risk for work that is performed and built according to those documents is the contractor. Since the contractor is the one executing the construction, any mismatches or ambiguities in the drawings or specs tend to create field risk—rework, misfit components, or corrective work—unless the issue is clarified or changed through the contract’s formal process (RFIs and change orders). The contractor must proceed in good faith by seeking clarification, but if work proceeds based on documents that later turn out to be erroneous, the cost and scheduling impact typically fall to the contractor under many standard arrangements. This is why the contractor is identified as the party bearing that risk.

The question tests how risk is allocated when there are discrepancies, errors, or omissions in the contract documents. The party who bears the risk for work that is performed and built according to those documents is the contractor. Since the contractor is the one executing the construction, any mismatches or ambiguities in the drawings or specs tend to create field risk—rework, misfit components, or corrective work—unless the issue is clarified or changed through the contract’s formal process (RFIs and change orders). The contractor must proceed in good faith by seeking clarification, but if work proceeds based on documents that later turn out to be erroneous, the cost and scheduling impact typically fall to the contractor under many standard arrangements. This is why the contractor is identified as the party bearing that risk.